Magic Johnson Aggressively Pursuing Clippers Ownership (P. 2)

You guys DO realize that Magic set this up with Sterlings girl to get him busted so Magic could come in and buy the team right? Please tell me you aren't that gullible. Magic has wanted the Clippers for years and he was in the pic with Sterlings girl that set Sterling off.

Heediot

04/29/2014 - 06:16 AM PST

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Sterlings son in law as owner is still a dire situation. Sponsors and players will not fully buy into that. Any link to Sterling is only a negative now, even if it's indirect.

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04/29/2014 - 08:27 AM PST

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Sterlings son in law as owner is still a dire situation. Sponsors and players will not fully buy into that. Any link to Sterling is only a negative now, even if it's indirect.

I had that same conversation with my wife. Donald's estranged wife was said to have been sitting court side at the last game, and she is said to have taken the plane ride home with the team. Mw wife asked if having her take ownership would be better, and I hesitated and thought that even though she is estranged she still has a link....

Yes, I have a big problem with that. He isn't a season ticket holder. He isn't even a regular at games. He's a business man that is seeking another NBA team that got his first team in unusual circumstances. yeah, I have a big problem with that. I also don't care that he has a statue outside Staples. That's for him being a Lakers, has nothing to do with the Clippers. Big whoop!

He made his feelings heard over and over and now it's time for him to move on. That means that he should stay away from trying to obtain this franchise.

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04/29/2014 - 09:26 AM PST

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You don't know that.

worm

04/29/2014 - 09:50 AM PST

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Eric Miller is the best option for now for the NBA.

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04/29/2014 - 09:51 AM PST

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My problem with Magic is:

He is too involved in this whole fiasco

He is a former Laker

The last thing I want is a Laker coming to the rescue. I've already said if this is the alternative to Sterling then yes, but I doubt that this is the only option available.

wessleejr

04/29/2014 - 09:53 AM PST

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Well that was yesterday before I start reading the whole net, seems that there was a conspiracy lead by magic and this whore.

Heediot

04/29/2014 - 10:14 AM PST

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I don't know for sure. The vibe I get from the latest rumblings makes me feel this way.

JQuick32

04/29/2014 - 10:26 AM PST

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I disagree. I think his close relation to DTS makes it so he won't be enough to keep Doc, the players, and the sponsors, let alone pleasing the general public. It's unfair to Miller, but most people would always assume that he's just a figurehead while DTS pulls the strings from afar.

JQuick32

04/29/2014 - 10:34 AM PST

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For some reason, I just have a gut feeling that the NBA wants Magic to own the team. The problem is, they're apparently too scared to vote DTS out and he won't sell on his own, so it's not happening.

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04/29/2014 - 11:14 AM PST

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Like I said, Quick! This guy is a Corporate vulture. Next time, listen to what I'm saying. I've seen these kinds of people before.

Magic Johnson Angling For Clippers' Purchase Despite Public Denials

Magic Johnson spent a good part of Monday publicly denying any interest in purchasing the Los Angeles Clippers, but sources say he and potential investors spent part of the day working behind the scenes to understand how they could be put in a position to make a deal for the franchise.

If the Clippers become available, Johnson wants to be positioned to make a purchase.

Johnson and his partners are owners of the Los Angeles Dodgers and also tried to purchase the Los Angeles Lakers. While Johnson claims they're focus is on bringing an NFL team to Los Angeles, the...

Wanting to make an offer for the franchise = being a corporate vulture?

clipper*joe

04/29/2014 - 11:36 AM PST

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Waiting or working behind the scenes to see how he can obtain the Clippers despite there being very little chance the NBA can't make him sell? C'mon man, he's been going after every LA team even when they weren't for sale. Open your eyes.

JQuick32

04/29/2014 - 11:41 AM PST

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Wanting to expand his portfolio = being a corporate vulture?

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04/29/2014 - 11:55 AM PST

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wanting to obtain businesses in trouble is a corporate vulture. Think about what a vulture does in the wild...Think about it. Magic is just not sitting and waiting for his prey to die, he was cheerleading to the masses that this prey should die. It's one thing to try an obtain a company in good faith and it's another to create an atmosphere to make a company sell. That's Gordon Gekko territory. On top of that, he's lying straight in YOUR FACE about not going after the Clippers when he was all this time. He's played you and you're still defending him. I told you his intentions from jumpstreet and I've been right all along.

JQuick32

04/29/2014 - 12:03 PM PST

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He's not playing anyone. He has to publicly say he's not interested to avoid any tampering accusations, everybody with a brain knows that. He didn't create an atmosphere of getting the team sold, DTS did by saying racist things.

If Magic buys the team, you'll forget all about this lame conspiracy theory by the time LeBron suits up for his first game as a Clipper.

ClipperPostman

04/29/2014 - 12:07 PM PST

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I'm 100% for magic. One of the nicest human beings you'll ever meet. I'm praying he gets it

cleepers

04/29/2014 - 12:07 PM PST

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Because he IS tampering!

sz123456

04/29/2014 - 12:09 PM PST

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I was put off by him being a Laker too, but I don't think it matters anymore. None of us really disliked Baylor for being a Laker legend, it was more that he wasn't that good at the job.

He'd be a great owner and our team would be better for it.

JQuick32

04/29/2014 - 12:13 PM PST

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Nobody can prove it.

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04/29/2014 - 12:14 PM PST

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Michael Jordan was a Bull, and he owns the Bobcats.

JQuick32

04/29/2014 - 12:15 PM PST

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Question to the anti-Magic crowd: when GM's deny interest in free agents in order to avoid tampering charges, are they vultures involved in a conspiracy too? Or are they just doing their job and making life easier for the NBA?

Can't have it both ways.

CP3Best

04/29/2014 - 01:01 PM PST

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Moment of truth Come ON Silver?

clipper*joe

04/29/2014 - 01:10 PM PST

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Apples and oranges. It's about ethics. That's not how I want the next owner to be. Simple as that. Anyone but him.

JQuick32

04/29/2014 - 01:11 PM PST

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There is no "next owner," DTS won't sell and won't be voted out. It's all over.

realbull17

04/29/2014 - 01:37 PM PST

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Come on Magic Johnson/Dodgers co-owner buy the Clippers.

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04/29/2014 - 01:52 PM PST

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Laker or not, I love Magic, also Who better to have at the helm then a guy who wins at everything, Look at the Dodgers...... Also who better to throw in the Laker's Fan's face then Magic Johnson?

tense2

04/29/2014 - 01:53 PM PST

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Wrong....again.

ClipsGForce

04/29/2014 - 01:59 PM PST

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JQuick32. just quit it. It's over. Your opinions and claims have little valuable right now. DTS is gone and we should all be happy!

LuckTheFakers

04/29/2014 - 02:02 PM PST

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I thought he went to go root for another team?

realbull17

04/29/2014 - 02:29 PM PST

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P.Diddy wants to buy the clips.

cleepers

04/29/2014 - 02:59 PM PST

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He proves it himself the second he bids for the franchise. Calling for an owner's dismissal before bidding on the franchise is tampering.

proverbs

04/29/2014 - 03:06 PM PST

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Magic can start by coming to the game today and showing support for the Clippers!

JahvonTheClip

04/29/2014 - 03:39 PM PST

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He definitely wants something to do with the clips lol check his tweets

and how the hell do i embed tweets on here!

clipper*joe

04/29/2014 - 05:11 PM PST

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LOL!

Magic thanking everyone for their "support"? Is he really playing a victim here?

http://bleacherreport.com/tb/dd078
Magic Johnson officially expresses interest in buying the Clippers
Posted on April 30, 2014 by Mark Medina
Despite his initially public denials, Magic Johnson confirmed the obvious.
He would like to be a part of an ownership group....